אני רוצה לחזור הביתה לפני הגשם.

Sometimes yes, but in this sentence אני is very natural and often helpful.

In Hebrew present tense, the verb form does not show person clearly the way English does. רוצה can mean:

• I want
• you want
• he wants
• she wants

depending on context and pronunciation. So speakers often include the subject pronoun for clarity.

So אני רוצה is the normal way to say I want.

Because Hebrew is often written without vowel marks. In unpointed writing, רוצה can be read as:

• rotze = masculine singular
• rotza = feminine singular

So this sentence could be said by either a male or a female speaker, but the pronunciation changes:

• אני רוצה = ani rotze if the speaker is male
• אני רוצה = ani rotza if the speaker is female

The spelling stays the same.

After רוצה (want), Hebrew usually uses the infinitive of the next verb, just like English often uses to + verb.

So:

• רוצה = want
• לחזור = to return / to go back

Together:

• אני רוצה לחזור = I want to return / I want to go back

The ל־ at the start of לחזור is part of the infinitive form and often corresponds to English to.

Here לחזור means to return, to go back, or to come back.

This verb can also mean to repeat in other contexts, so learners often notice that it has more than one meaning. For example:

• לחזור הביתה = to go back home
• לחזור על המילים = to repeat the words

In this sentence, because it is followed by הביתה, the meaning is clearly go back home.

הביתה is a special form meaning homeward or to home.

Hebrew sometimes adds ־ה at the end of a place word to show movement toward that place. This is sometimes called the directional he.

So:

• בית = house / home
• הבית = the house / the home
• הביתה = homeward / to home / home

In natural English, we simply say home, not to home, but Hebrew often uses this special form.

So לחזור הביתה is the standard way to say to go back home.

They are not used in exactly the same way.

• הביתה means home in the sense of going home.
• לבית means to a house or to the house, depending on context, and usually sounds more literal.

Compare:

• אני הולך הביתה = I’m going home
• אני הולך לבית = I’m going to a house / to the house

If you want the natural idea of going home, הביתה is the usual choice.

The ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, meaning the.

So:

• גשם = rain
• הגשם = the rain

In this sentence, לפני הגשם means before the rain.

This can refer to a specific expected rain, like before the rain starts or before the rain comes.

Hebrew often expresses ideas a little differently from English.

לפני הגשם is a compact, natural Hebrew way to say something like:

• before the rain
• before the rain comes
• before it rains

English often prefers a clause like before it rains, but Hebrew can use a noun phrase very naturally here.

You could also hear other Hebrew expressions in different contexts, but לפני הגשם is perfectly natural.

לפני usually means before or in front of, depending on context.

Two common uses are:

• before in time
  
  • לפני הגשם = before the rain
• in front of in place
  
  • לפני הבית = in front of the house

So the same word can refer to time or location. In this sentence, it clearly means before in time.

The sentence follows a very common Hebrew pattern:

• אני = subject
• רוצה = main verb
• לחזור = infinitive
• הביתה = destination
• לפני הגשם = time phrase

So literally it is something like:

I want to-return home before the-rain

This word order is natural in Hebrew.

A common pronunciation would be:

• Ani rotze lakhzor habayta lifnei hageshem if the speaker is male
• Ani rotza lakhzor habayta lifnei hageshem if the speaker is female

A few pronunciation notes:

• ח in לחזור is a throat sound with no exact English equivalent.
• הביתה is usually pronounced habayta.
• לפני is pronounced lifNEI, with stress on the last syllable.
• הגשם is pronounced haGEshem, with stress on the second syllable.

It can mean either one.

In careful or formal English, return home is a good translation. In everyday English, go back home is often more natural.

So:

• אני רוצה לחזור הביתה = I want to return home
• also very naturally: I want to go back home

The Hebrew sentence itself works for both.

Yes, depending on context.

Hebrew לחזור does not always force the distinction that English makes between go back and come back. The exact English choice depends on viewpoint and context.

So possible translations include:

• I want to go back home before the rain
• I want to return home before the rain
• I want to come back home before the rain

All can fit, though go back home or return home are often the most neutral choices.

It is neutral and natural. It works well in everyday speech.

It does not sound especially formal or especially slangy. A native speaker could easily say it in normal conversation.